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Israeli min puts Gaza destruction photos in prisons to intimidate Palestinian detainees
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has installed large photographs showing the destruction caused by Israeli military operations in Gaza within Israeli prisons, in what appears to be an attempt to…
- Middle East
Video: Tearful graduation ceremony in Gaza for over 1,000 children who lost parents
Gaza Strip: More than 1,000 Palestinian children orphaned by the war took part in a graduation ceremony on Monday, August 18, at Gaza’s Al-Wafaa Orphan Village, with no parents there to applaud…
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Ex-Palestinian basketball star killed by Israeli forces while seeking food in Gaza
Gaza Strip: Mohammed Shaalan, a prominent former player for the Palestinian national basketball team, nicknamed “The Earthquake”, was shot dead by Israeli forces while trying to obtain food for his children amid…
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Albanese brushes off Netanyahu’s attack after Australia backs Palestinian statehood
Melbourne: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday brushed off accusations from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu that the Australian leader is a “weak politician who had betrayed Israel” by recognising a Palestinian…
- Middle East
Israel approves settlement project that could divide West Bank
Tel Aviv: Israel gave final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could…
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Israeli military will call up 50,000 reservists as it plans new phase of war in Gaza
Jerusalem: An Israeli military official said on Wednesday that the country’s top generals had approved plans to begin a new phase of operations in some of Gaza’s most densely populated areas. Speaking…
- Middle East
Hamas accepts new Gaza ceasefire proposal, Israel yet to respond
Gaza Strip: Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday, August 18, said it has accepted a new ceasefire proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip, according to…
- Middle East
Attempts to revive Gaza ceasefire talks as Palestinian death toll passes 62,000
Egypt: Egyptian and Qatari mediators were holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip, where health authorities said Monday that the Palestinian…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia will not normalise relations with a genocidal maniac, says Prince Turki al-Faisal
Riyadh: Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal has ruled any possibility of normalisation with Israel under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, labelling him a “war criminal” and a “genocidal maniac.” In an…
- Middle East
Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest
Nahariya: Israel announced Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated…
- Middle East
Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ vision sparks Gulf outrage
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under sharp condemnation from Gulf countries after voicing support for the idea of a “Greater Israel.” During a Tuesday, August 12, interview with…
- Middle East
Israel approves 3,401 new housing units for settlers in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that he has approved the construction of 3,401 housing units for settlers in a particularly controversial area of the occupied West Bank. The homes…
- Middle East
Israel kills 25 aid-seekers in Gaza, Netanyahu says evacuation will be allowed
Tel Aviv: Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will “allow” Palestinians to leave…
- Middle East
UN puts Israel on notice over alleged sexual violence against Palestinians
United Nations: The UN chief warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians, which Israel’s UN ambassador dismissed as…
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Netanyahu says partial Gaza ceasefire deal no longer possible
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he believes the prospects for a partial ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas are no longer possible. In an interview with Israeli broadcaster i24,…
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